Bottiie capper



H. J. 'LEBHEHZ BOTTLE CAPPER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 31, 192|.

Reissued Feb. 14,A 1922. l 15,285.

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT ,oFElcE.

BOTTLE CAPPEB..

l Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 14, 1922.

Original No. 1,956,161, dated October 19, 1920, Serial Ne.v 977,521, led April 29, 1920. Application for reissue led December 31, 1921. Serial No. 526,363.

To allwhomz't may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY J. Lanrmz, a citizen of the United States, residing at Frederick, in the county of Frederick and Sktate of Maryland, have invented a new and useful Bottle-Capper, of which the following is a specification. l

The object of my invention is to provlde an im-'proved bottle capper of such construction as to permit of its being quickly adjusted to cap bottles of diii'erent heights, and having relatively few parts and sl arranged as to be effective in operation, inexpensive to manufacture, not easy to get out of order, and capable of'being folded in a compact form for purposes of shipment. I attain the objects of'my invention by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figurev 1 is a top plan of theinvention; .Fig 2 is aside elevation of same, wlth the bottle shown in dotted lines; and

Fig. 3 is a detail vertical section, partly in elevation, showing the means for adjustin the capper to bottles of different heights. like numerals designate like parts in each of the several views.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, I provide a suitable base l, having a suitable bottle holding ortion 2, preferably having a curved rib 3 of suitable shape to aid in positioning the bottle on portion 2, said rib 3 being integral with the boss 5, on which is mounted or to which is aixed the standard 6. Base 1 is provided with a plurality of suitable perforated extensions or ears 4, through which screws or nails may be driven to secure the j device to any suitable table or stand.

Standard 6 is provided with suitable opposite vertically extending lateral ribs 7, around which the curved portions 14 of the plates 9 slidably engage. Plates 9 are suitably secured together as by bolts-13 and 17, ears 12 being provided to 'receive the bolt 13, as shown in Fig. 2. I provide a suitable chambered capper member 15, having a shank 16, through which the bolt 17 extends to secureit firmly in place between plates 9, the inner portions of plates 9 being shaped substantially as shown in Fig.. 3 to receive the shank 16 in the manner shown. I provide a suitable handle 21,having its head 19 swingably mounted between plates 9 on tlf pivot 18, said pivot 18 being spaced sufficiently distant from the rack 8 of standard 6 so that the teeth 20 of head 19, which are of suitable size and shape to mesh with the teeth of rack 8, may be thrown entirely out of. engagement with the teeth of rack 8, by swinging the handle 21 to or past a, vertical. position, thus permitting of readily adjusting the position of the bottle capping mechanism relative to the base 1, by merely lifting or lowering handle21 and the attached parts to permit of the teeth 20 of head 19 being swung into engagement with the teeth of rack 8 at such point as is desired to bring the capper to the ap rovpriate height for capplng a particular ottle. or to adjust it to a different height.

In operation, a bottle is placed on base 1, as shown in Fi". 2, and the cap to be appliedy to the bottla'is forced firmly onto the mouth of the bottle by capper 15, as handle 21 is swung downward, the teeth 20 meshing with the teeth of rack 8, andthe curved portions 14 of plates 9 slidably engaging the ribs 7 of standard 6 to guide the plates 9 andv to cause the capper 15 todescend vertically. By tilting handle 21 to or past a vertical position, as shownin Fig. 3 the teeth V may be thrown out of mesh with the teeth of rack 8 and the height of the capper thus adjusted before the handle is lowered to cause the teeth to mesh and throw the device into operative position. In a likefmanner the parts yattached to handle 21 may be entirely withdrawn from standard 6, and reinserted'thereon in reversed position, with the back of handle 21 close to `standard 6, to permit of shipping the device in compact disassembled but associated relation.

What I claim is:

1. In a bottle capper, the combination of a base shaped to receive and hold a bottle,

aixed to the base, the standard havin vertical laterally-projecting ribs, plates s aped to engage around the rlbbed portion of the standar and slidably mounted on same, a

' rack on 'the upper end of the standard, a

handle pivotally mounted between the plates,V

a segmental toothed head on Y the handle adapted tobe thrown into and out of engagement with 'the rack to adjust the operative position of the capper, the teeth thereof being adapted to mesh with the teeth of the rack, and the head being of such size and pivotedat such losition as to permit of the teeth of the hea being swung entirely free from the teeth of the rack to permit of adt usting the device to cap bottles of different eights, and a capper member rigidly Lsecured to the plates.

3. In a bottle capper, the combination of a' base shapedv to receive the bottle, means for attaching the base to a table, a curved rib on the base to guide the bottle in lace,

` a standard mounted on the base, guiding ribs on the standard, a rack on the standard, guiding plates engaging about the ribbed portion of the standard, a handle pivotally mounted on the plates, said handle havin a segmental toothed head theteeth of which are adapted to mesh with the teeth of the rack, the teeth being of such disposition and number as to permit of their being swung free from the rack -when the handle 1s moved to or past a vertical position, and a capper member ri dly attached to the plates.

4. In a ttle capper, the combination of a base shaped to receive and hold a bottle,

a laterally ribbed standard mounted on the base and having a rack portion, guide plates engaging the standard and vertically slidable on the standard, a capper secured to said guide plates, a handle pivotallymounted on the guide plates, said handle having a segmental toothed head, the teeth bein adapted to mesh with the teeth of the rac portion of the standard when the handle is in operative position and arranged to clear said rack when the handle is moved [to or', past a vertical position whereby to quickly adjust the operative position of the capper, without complicated adjusting means.

5. A bottle capper comprising a base, a standard thereon having a rack portion ls aced from the base, a vertically slidable e ement adapted to be mounted on` the standard, said element when in upright positionl of the on the standard extending forwardly rack portion and including a dependlng capping member, and a lever ulcrumed on said extension above the capping member and comprising an outwardly extending operating t handle and a segmental toothed head, the teeth of said head beingmovable through an arc within the extension `and being of such disposition and number as:I to be out ofenf gaging relation with the teeth of the rack portion when the handle is`in up-standing position, but meshing with the teeth of the rack portion when the handle is swung forward and downward, the said element and its capping member when thehandle is in upstanding position being quickly movable longitudinally of the rack portion to a predetermined operative position for capping,

and being also readily removable from the top of the rack portion and reversely mountable thereon with the handle extending downward and longitudinally of the rack portion for convenience of packing and transportation.

l HARRY J. LEBHERZ.` 

